Sectional shipping and display carton



Aug. 6, 1957 D. L.. cHRlsTENsEN SECTIONAL SHIPPING AND DISPLAY CARTONFiled June l, 1953 IN VEN TOR.

United States Patent O 2,801,739 SECTIONAL SHIPPING AND DISPLAY CARTONDelbert L. Christensen, Elmhurst, Ill., assignor to Flex-O- Glass, Inc.,a corporation of Illinois Application June 1, 1953, Serial No. 358,90710 Claims. (Cl. 20d-45.11)

This invention relates generally to the shipping of a product, andspecifically to a device or means for use in the shipping and displayingof products.

The principal object of the invention is to provide novel and improvedmeans of the character described.

Specifically, it is an object of the invention to provide a means bywhich products may be securely shipped and upon arrival at a destinationthe means may also be used for attractively displaying the products.

Afurther object is to provide a sturdy carton by which products may beshipped and also displayed without any physical movement of the productscontained therein.

Yet another object is to provide a shipping carton so constructed thatit may be folded more than 270 so as to support itself and form therebyan attractive display container.

Another object is to provide a carton so designed that it may be usedfor shipping and display purposes, the display being novel in that thecarton is doubly foldable so as to display the products containedtherein in opposite directions.

A further object is to provide a sturdy carton which may be used forshipping products and means contained within the carton which may beadapted to the carton when the carton is also used as a display for theproducts, the adaptation further adding to the stability and theadvertising features of the display.

Another object is to provide a modified form of thc invention so as toreduce the number of parts necessary and simplify the manufacturethereof.

Other objects and advantages will become apparent from the followingdescription, reference being made to the accompanying drawings, inwhich:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the device and adapter when used as aVdisplay carton;

Fig. 2 is a partial view of the top of the device as set up in Fig. 1and having a modified form of adapter attached thereto;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary and enlarged side elevational view of Fig. 1showing the advertising adapter in section;

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view of the device when it is closedand loaded, looking in the direction of the center connecting parts;

Fig, 5 is a developed view of the device showing the design thereofbefore being bent into shape for assembly;

Fig. 6 is a side elevational view after the device has been completelyshaped;

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary and enlarged top view of the center and endportions of Fig. 6; and

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary top view of the device showing a modiiication ofthe center section thereof.

In the accompanying drawings, which are however merely intended toillustrate a practical embodiment of the principles of myV inventionwithout limiting the scope of the same to the construction shown, Fig. 1discloses a shipping carton 10 shown in display position. The carton 10,containing products 11, is stabilized at the -lll 2,801,739 PatentedAug. 6, 195,7

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base thereof by means illustrated as a hooked rod 12. Placed on the topof the carton 10 for advertising and additional stabilizing purposes isan advertising adapter 13. For purposes of economy in construction, andalso in order that the carton may be comparatively light in weight, thecarton 10 is preferably formed from cardboard or similar material.

A basic description of the carton is best understood by reference toFig. 5. The carton is comprised of two sections 14 and 15. Each sectionmay be formed by the use of dies which indent the crease lines and cutthe material so as to form the slits necessary for the completed carton.

Section 14 has a bottom wall 16 which shape is determined by the edgewall creases 17, end wall crease 18, and the center extension and flapscrease 19. The slits separate the edge walls 21 from the end wall 22.The end wall 22 is outlined by the end wall flaps crease 23 and the endwall overlap crease 24. Overlap slits 25 and creases 26 provide foroverlap aps 27. To fold section 14 into semi-completed forni so as tofunction as an open container, the edge walls 21 are folded inward attheir creases 17 and the end wall 22 is folded inward at its crease 18,both being folded so as to be at right angles to the bottom wall 16. Theend wall aps 28 are folded along their crease lines 23 so as to contactthe outside of the edge walls 21. The overlap flaps 27 are then foldedinward along their crease lilies 26 and the overlap 29 is foldeddownward so as to be at right angles to the end Wall 22 and form astabilizing pocket thereby for products contained in section 14. Theoverlap aps 27 are inserted between the edge walls 21 and the extensionaps 28. The latter three parts may then be more or less permanentlysecured together in any suitable manner, such as by stapling as shown inFigs. 6 and 7. Also secured at this time to the outside of one edge wall21 is an extension rod 12 as illustrated in Figs. l and 6. The purposeof the rod is to stabilize the carton when used as a display, byattaching its free end 30 to the base of section 1S as illustrated inFig. l.

Section 15, referring again to Fig. S is of slightly larger dimensionsthan section 14 in order that, when both are formed and connectedsection 14 can telescope into section 1S forming thereby a closedcontainer. Section l5 has a closure wall 31 which is outlined by edgewall creases 32, end wall and closure liaps crease 33 and the centerextension and aps crease 34. The slits 35 separate the closure flaps 36from the end wall 37. The end wall is creased along line 38 to form anoverlap 39. To fold section 15 into semi-completed form so as to form anopen container, the edge walls 4l) are folded inward at their creases 32and the end wall 37 is also folded inward at its crease line 33, bothbeing folded so as to be at right angles to the closure wall 31. Theclosure flaps 36 are then folded along crease line 33 so as to contactthe inside of the end wall 37, and the overlap 39 is folded downward soas to form a pocket thereby for products contained in section 15. Theclosure Flaps 36 and end wall 37 may be more or less permanently securedtogether in any suitable manner such as by stapling as hown in Figs. 6and 7. The overlap 39 is, however, left ree.

For the purpose of allowing the two sections to telescope together toform thereby a shipping container and furthermore to fold apart morethan 270:I to form thereby a self-supporting display carton, theproducts therein remaining in fixed position and viewable from oppositedirections, each section is provided with center extensions 41 andcenter aps 42, the latter being separated from the former by slits 43.The center flaps 42 having been folded inward with the edge walls 21 and40, are again folded inward on their crease lines 19 and 34 so as to beat right angles to the edge Walls. These flaps will help form a moresolid end when the container is used for shipping. The center extensions41 are creased along lines 44 in order to form outer extensions 45,which outer extensions are folded upward so as to be at right angles tothe remainder of the center extensions 41. The width lof each centerextension 41 should be approximately one-half the width of the edgewalls 21 and 40 so that when the carton is closed the combined width ofthe extensions 41 will equal the width of the edge walls 21 and 40 inorder to form a near perfect right angular enclosure. The two outerextensions may then be joined in any suitable manner, such as bystapling as illustrated in Fig. 6 and thereby form a type of hinge whichis shown in Fig. 4 when the carton is entirely closed for shipping, Fig.6 when the carton is half open for loading, and Figs. 1 3 when thesections are opened more than 270 for display purposes.

It may readily be seen that the products 11 may be placed in eachsection and then the sections telescoped together to form a container(Fig. 4). The outer center extensions 45 insert themselves as one memberbetween the two rows of products, and the rod 12, being attached to theinner or bottom edge wall 21 so as to remain next to the wall, isenclosed between that edge wall 21 and the closure edge wall 40.

It may be noted also that the sections, when rotated away from eachother more than 270 form legs so as to be self-supporting and that therod end 30 may be attached to the edge wall 40 so as to provide addedstability to the carton.

y A modified form of the carton is illustrated in Fig. 8 where the outerhalves 45 of the center extensions 41 have been removed, leavingmodified center extensions 46, necessitating shortened center flaps 47.The width of each center extension 46 should be approximately onehalfthe width of the edge walls 49 and 50, so that when the carton is closedthe combined width of the extensions 46 will equal the width of the edgewalls 49 and 50 in order to form a near perfect right angular enclosure.By this design, two sections are unnecessary therefore allowing theentire carton to be manufactured in one piece, retaining. however, theflexibility features of the two-section carton. The two sections formingthe two piece cartons were of necessarily slightly different dimensions,in order that one could iit snugly within the other, due to the thicktype of material used. This would require two different sized dies. Itis, however, entirely possible to use a lighter, thinner material wherethe sections could Y have the same dimensions. Using the latter materialfor the modified form would enable the manufacturer to use a single diefor the entire carton, also making it possible to perform a continuousstrip operation which wouldgreatly speed production of the carton.

The modified center aps 47 are folded in the same manner as before andcenter extensions crease 48 is provided to act as a hinge for theopening and closing of the carton as formerly described.

An advertising display means 13 may be enclosed within the carton 10during shipping. Upon the carton being set up as a display, one form ofmeans 13 comprising a card 50' may be inserted between the centerextensions 41 by means of one or more integral lugs 49 (Fig. 2), or itmay be in the form of a jacket 5I] whereby it may be placed over thecenter extensions 41 (Fig. 3) or over the modied center extensions 46when creased on line 48 in order to give added stability to the top bytightly enclosing the center extensions to prevent lateral movementthereof, as in the case of the secured outer extensions 45.

The modified extension crease line 48 may be provided with one or moreslits so as to receive the one or more lugs 49 of the display card 50'.

It is believed from the foregoing that I have provided a novel deviceadapted to perform the two functions of a shipping carton and displaycarton. Although this unique device combines these functions, it is ofsimple and inexpensive construction, permitting of economicalmanufacture and it is also set up with a minimum expenditure of time andeffort.

l claim:

l. A combined shipping and display carton comprising a body sectionhaving a side wall, edge walls and an end wall extending at right anglesto said side wall, said end and edge walls being secured togethermutually to support one another in right angular position, and anextension of said side wall hingedly connected thereto at the endopposite said end wall and free of said edge walls, a closure sectionhaving a side wall, edge walls and an end wall extending at right anglesto said side wall, said end and edge walls being secured togethermutually to support one another in right angular position, and anextension of said side wall hingedly connected thereto at the endopposite said end wall and free of said edge walls, the side wall ofsaid closure section having a transverse dimension slightly greater thanthat of said body section to permit the latter to be received therein toform a closed carton, said side wall and closure wall extensions eachhaving a width dimension equal to that of said body section and closuresection edge walls respectively and each extension having alongitudinally extending crease line dividing each extension into innerand outer extension sections having equal widths, the outer extensionsections extending at right angles to said inner extension sections andbeing joined at said crease line so as to connect said body section andsaid closure section.

2. A combined shipping and display carton comprising a body sectionhaving a side wall, edge walls and an end wall extending at right anglesto said side wall, said end and edge walls being secured togethermutually to support one another in right angular position, and anextension of said side wall hingedly connected thereto at the endopposite said end wall and free of said edge walls, a closure sectionhaving a side wall, edge walls and an end wall extending at right anglesto said side wall, said end and edge walls being secured togethermutually to support one another in right angular position, and anextension of said side wall hingedly connected thereto at the endopposite said end wall and free of said edge walls, the side wall ofsaid closure section having a transverse dimension slightly greater thanthat of said body section to permit the latter to be received therein toform a closed carton, said side wall and closure wall extensions eachhaving a width dimension equal to that of said body section and closuresection edge walls respectively and each extension having alongitudinally extending crease line dividing each extension into innerand outer extension sections having equal widths, the outer extensionsections extending at right angles to said inner extension sections,said side wall and closure wall extensions being joined at said creaseline so as to connect said body section and said closure section, and ahooked wire rod permanently attached near the base of one section andattachable near the base of the other section for stability duringdisplay use.

3. A combined shipping and display carton comprising a body sectionhaving a side wall, edge walls and an end wall extending at right anglesto said side wall, said end and edge walls being secured togethermutually to support one another in right angular position, and anextension of said side wall hingedly connected thereto at the endopposite said end wall and free of said edge walls, a closure sectionhaving a side wall, edge walls and an end wall extending at right anglesto said side wall, said end and edge walls being secured togethermutually to support one another in right angular position, and anextension of said side wall hingedly connected thereto at the endopposite said end wall and free of said edge walls, the side wall ofsaid closure section having a transverse dimension slightly greater thanthat of said body section to permit the latter to be received therein toform a closed carton, said side wall extensions each having a widthdimension equal to that of said body section and closure section edgewalls respectively and each extension having a longitudinally extendingcrease line dividing each extension into inner and outer extensionsections, said inner extension sections having a width substantiallyequal to one half the width of the edge walls, and said Outer extensionsections being secured in facial juxtaposition so as to connect saidbody section and said closure section.

4. A combined shipping and display carton as claimed in claim 3 havingmeans for advertising and for stabilizing said body and closure sectionswhen opened to form a display carton comprising a jacket removablyenveloping said extensions to prevent lateral separation thereof andmaintain said inner extension sections in facial engagement, wherebysaid body and closure section side Walls are made to meet adjacent saidextensions.

5. A combined shipping and display carton comprising a body section anda closure section each having a side wall, edge walls and an end wallextending at right angles to said side wall, said end and edge wallsbeing secured together mutually to support one another in right angularposition, and an extension of said side wall hingedly connected theretoat the end opposite said end wall and free of said edge walls, the sidewall of said closure section having a transverse dimension slightlygreater than that of said body section to permit the latter to bereceived therein to form a closed carton, said side wall extensions eachhaving a width dimension equal to that of said body section and closuresection edge walls respectively and each extension having alongitudinally extending crease line dividing each extension into innerand outer extension sections, said inner extension sections having awidth substantially equal to one half the width of the edge walls, andsaid outer extension sections being secured in facial juxtaposition soas to connect hingedly said body section and said closure section, andeach of said edge walls having a reinforcing flap adjacent an extensionand extending right angularly to the edge wall with the width of each ofsaid tlaps being substantially smaller than the width of said edgewalls.

6. A combined shipping and display carton comprising: a bottom wallhaving an end and opposite edges extending to said end; edge wallsopstanding along said edges; a closure wall similar to the bottom wall,having an end and opposite edges extending to said closure wall end;edge walls depending along said closure wall edges, said bottom walledge walls and said closure wall edge walls being arranged fortelescoping relationship; means for hingedly connecting the bottom wallend to the closure Wall end to permit disposition of the closure wallalternatively in overlying relationship to the bottom wall to be spacedtherefrom by said edge walls in telescoped relationship, and in openedrelationship to the bottom wall with the closure wall rotated more than270 from the overlying position to form a triangular displaycontiguration; and flaps extending from the ends of said edge walls inplanes perpendicular to the planes of the bottom 6 wall and closure wallrespectively and arranged to bear against said bottom and closure wallsto preclude hinged movement of said edge walls toward said bottom andclosure walls respectively when the bottom and closure walls are ineither of said alternative dispositions, said bottom wall and closurewall edge walls being of equal height and each tlap being one-half theheight of said edge wall, whereby the flaps associated with the closurewall about the flaps associated with the bottom wall edge to edge whenthe closure wall is in the overlying disposition, thereby to provideadditional stability to the carton.

7. The combined shipping and display carton of claim 6 wherein the meansfor hingedly connecting the bottom wall end to the closure wall endcomprises a rectangular extension, said extension being divided by atransversely extending crease line and being selectively folded at rightangles to said bottom and closure walls thereby allowing said sectionsto telescope together to form a closed shipping container, and foldedalong said crease line to unfold said bottom and closure walls from eachother more than 270 so as to form an open display carton.

8. A combined shipping and display carton as claimed in claim 7 andfurther characterized by said bottom and closure walls each having anend wall opposite said ends provided with overlap flaps connected tosaid end walls, said aps being foldable at right angles to said endwalls so as to be over and parallel to said bottom and closure walls,thereby forming bottom pockets for securing displayed products therein.

9. A combined shipping and display carton as claimed in claim 7 andfurther characterized by a hooked wire rod permanently attached to anedge wall at a distance from said end and removably attached to anotheredge wall at a distance from said end for stability during display use,one of the edge Walls to which said rod is attached being on said bottomwall and the other edge wall being on said closure wall.

l0. A combined shipping and display carton as claimed in claim 7 andfurther characterized by two rectangular shaped pieces of stili materialbeing joined at the top and open at the bottom so as to form a jacket,said jacket removably enveloping said folded extension thereby addingadvertising space to said carton.

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